“From the moment I read Vivek’s graphic novel, I knew I wanted to be the person to bring Brian’s story to the bigscreen,” Reed said. “I’m a lifelong Beatles fan, obviously, but it’s Brian’s fascinating life that really blew me away and drew me to this project. He’s the ultimate outsider who, against all odds, became the ultimate insider.”

Epstein discovered the Beatles in late 1961 at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and became their manager, boasting, “The Beatles will be bigger than Elvis!”